Moderator and Keynote Presenter | 2022 Black Physicians Forum Moderator – Dr. Thomas Hopkins, Internal Medicine Physician, Former Chief Medical Correspondent for KCRA-3 Thomas Hopkins, MD, known to his patients as “Dr. Tom,” is a board-certified internal medicine physician at Hopkins MD in Roseville, California. He has served the medical needs of Californians since 1995, starting at a large, multi-specialty practice before opening his current private practice. Patients often recognize him as the chief medical correspondent from the Sacramento NBC-affiliate TV station, KCRA-3.
MODERATOR Dr. Thomas Hopkins Internal Medicine Physician, Former Chief Medical Correspondent for KCRA-3
Dr. Hopkins began his education in 1981 at the University of Denver in Colorado. He graduated in 1985 with his bachelor of science degree in biology and stayed in Denver to attend the University of Colorado School of Medicine where he earned his doctor of medicine degree in 1992. After graduating with honors, he stayed there for his residency in internal medicine. Dr. Hopkins has many affiliations within the medical community and stays current on all research in his field. He is an active member of Sutter Independent Physicians, Hills Physicians, the American Medical Association, and the American Society of Bariatric Physicians. Today, Dr. Hopkins offers aesthetic and obesity-management services to patients in Roseville. He values the importance of looking and feeling one’s best when it comes to wellness, and focusing on future health and longevity. His services include SculpSure®, Botox®, and Juvéderm®. Patients also come to him for primary care, and he’s trusted as the main point of contact for the medical wellbeing of many. Keynote Presenter – Dr. Jean Accius, Senior Vice President of Global Thought Leadership at AARP Dr. Jean Accius is a passionate champion and catalyst for changing how the world sees and values aging. He is an internationally recognized thought leader on aging, longevity, equity, health systems transformation and modernizing the delivery and financing of long-term care. As Senior Vice President of Global Thought Leadership at AARP, he leads a team in positioning AARP as a global thought leader by identifying emerging trends around the world, cultivating and elevating new ideas, forging global strategic alliances that become the foundation for collaboration and sparking bold solutions to change systems and improve the lives of the global population as it ages.
KEYNOTE PRESENTER Dr. Jean Accius Senior Vice President of Global Thought Leadership at AARP
Dr. Accius has been generously recognized for his transformational leadership, business acumen, and systems change approach, including: • Next Avenue’s Influencer in Aging Award (2020) • Florida State University’s Alumni Association Circle of Gold (2020) • The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Sharecare Award for groundbreaking work on male family caregivers (2019) • The Maryland Daily Record 2019 Influential Marylander Award • Black Enterprise magazine’s 2018 Modern Man of Distinction • Prince George’s County Social Innovation Fund 40 under 40 Award (2018) • Gerontological Society of America Fellow (2018) • The National Academy of Social Insurance New Generation of Social Insurance Leaders Award (2017) A highly sought after author and speaker, Dr. Accius has been quoted by or appeared in numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, Forbes, TIME Magazine, USA Today, Reuters, Politico, Next Avenue, ESPN’s Undefeated, Rolling Out, NationSwell, Congressional Quarterly, and Huffington Post. In 2020, he facilitated several sessions at the 50th annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and also engaged nearly 300 leaders across industries and sectors, including 20 ambassadors and many delegates, at the United Nations. Accius is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and has held a variety of board and advisory positions including Justice in Aging, the American Society on Aging, Leadership Maryland and the American University School of Public Affairs Board of Advisors. He is an Executive Leadership Council Fellow, member of G100’s Transformational Leadership Network, and holds a bachelor’s degree in hospitality administration and a master’s degree in aging studies from the Claude Pepper Institute at Florida State University. He also holds a Ph.D. in public administration from American University. Dr. Accius is a graduate of Leadership Maryland’s Class of 2014, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health program on health reform, and Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business Corporate Innovation program.
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